Janis Elaine 'Jan' Ellison, 82

Janis Elaine “Jan” Ellison, 82, of Bridgeport and formerly of Farina, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind.

Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, January 19 at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 19 at the funeral home with Reverend Mike Baker officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Newton.

Janis Elaine “Jan” Ellison, 82, of Bridgeport and formerly of Farina, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind.

Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, January 19 at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 19 at the funeral home with Reverend Mike Baker officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Newton.

Mrs. Ellison was born Monday, November 3, 1930, in Farina, the daughter of Thomas W. and Myrtle F. (Blakney) Jackson. She married Robert Ellison on September 6, 1979. He preceded her in death on December 11, 2009.

She was an insurance agent. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Newton.

Mrs. Ellison is survived by her sister, Floella Gwillim, of Fort Worth, Texas; sister, Fontella Waddell, of Neoga; very good friend, Carolyn Jobe, of Vincennes, Ind.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas W. and Myrtle F. Jackson; husband, Robert Ellison; son, Monty Blair; brother, Donovan Jackson; and sister, June Rubalcobba.